Nov 09, 2023 - Sale 2652

Sale 2652 - Lot 77

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

F. HUGO D'ALÉSI (1849-1906)

LE LAC D'ANNECY. Circa 1900.


41 1/2x29 3/4 inches, 105 1/2x75 1/2 cm. Cornille & Serre, Paris.
Condition A. Paper. Framed.

The steamship Le Ville d'Annecy, depicted here, was launched on June 7, 1900 and could carry 450 passengers. A later version of the poster has its title within the image as opposed to in the margins, and also has an overprint advertising various excursions and ticket discounts. Alpi / Manifesti 51, Hillion p. 183, Voyage p. 12 (var), Train 130 (var).